This fragment of a letter, dated [[September 30]], [[1955]], was addressed to [[Allen and Unwin|Allen & Unwin]]. The fragment [[Christopher Tolkien]] and [[Humphrey Carpenter]] chose consists only of two sentences: "When is [[The Return of the King|Vol. III]] likely now to appear? I shall be murdered if something does not happen soon."

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The fragment of this letter to [[Allen and Unwin |Allen & Unwin]] that [[Christopher Tolkien]] and [[Humphrey Carpenter]] chose to include consists of only two sentences: "When is [[The Return of the King|Vol. III]] likely now to appear? I shall be murdered if something does not happen soon."

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* ''[[The Return of the King]]'' was published on [[October 20]], [[1955]].

* ''[[The Return of the King]]'' was published on [[October 20]], [[1955]].